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  • Title: Heterogeneity of Russell's viper venom affects the sensitivity of the dilute Russell's viper venom time to lupus anticoagulants.
    Author: Moore GW, Savidge GF.
    Journal: Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis; 2004 Apr; 15(3):279-82. PubMed ID: 15060428.
    Abstract:
    A number of studies have shown that commercial dilute Russell's viper venom time (DRVVT) reagents vary in their sensitivity for lupus anticoagulant (LA) detection. The differences in performance are considered to be predominantly due to antibody heterogeneity and a wide variation in phospholipid content, and also the techniques and clot detection methods employed. The present study compared the LA detection rates of five different Russell's viper venom (RVV) preparations using identical phospholipid reagents to assess the contribution of venom heterogeneity to LA detection by DRVVT. Initial analysis of 300 samples sent for thrombophilia screening identified 48 (16.0%) LAs by DRVVT and confirmatory tests with a single RVV reagent. Subsequent DRVVT analysis of all 300 samples using the other four venom reagents, with confirmatory tests on samples with elevated screen ratios, revealed a further 38 LAs in a variety of combinations of reagents. Only 15 of 86 (17.4%) of LAs were detected with all five RVV reagents. Significant biological variation of RVV exists due to differences between Russell's viper subspecies and a variety of environmental and physiological factors. The clear variations in diagnostic performance between alternative RVV preparations are most probably due to biological venom heterogeneity, and also differences in the manufacturing processes.
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